Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tspe,ial Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. "a, 1887.

In the u. .. cupIeluo SOuiG tU'uoJ OAio
Justice Waite announced to the COUNSEL II
,he cases of the condemned Chicago snarch
sts that he court, but not as mater OF
right, and there ore not of course, would
hear argument for the motion for witt OF
error in those cases on Thursday next TO
determine whether any constitutional ques
ton was involved in them. He laid sucn
stress on the words fright" and course
that the impression that the motlon "ou.o
NOT be granted was strengthened among the
spectators, but Mr.. Tucker, one OF the co9h
sel when asked about it, said he hardly
thought so. The Attorney General OF IN
nois appeared in court, and was informed
that he would be heard at the samo 'inae
against the motion.
Since the Presidents return his attention
has been chiefly engaged in the considera'
tion M the appointment Of a successor to
Secretary Lamar, who will go upon the SUI
preme Bench, of the appointment OF an AS
sistant Secretary OF State, and last, put by
mo means least of the determination OF The
ouestion ga to whether or not he Will DC
candidate for denomination. It is under
stood that upon his return he found numer-
ous letters from all parts of his State await
ing him, asking whether he desires renom,
ination. as Governor Hill is an asplrant, ana
ga the writer's want to know what his wish
es are before they commit themselves. MI.
Dorsheimer, the editor of the New York
Star, the only democratic daily Ia rev
York city that supports the Presldens' is
here to-day, it is said, to consult the Fresi
dent on the latter subject.
The regular fall races will commence here
tomorrow if the day be fair. About one
hundred race horses are here, and the Ma
tional Hotel, the racing headquarters, IS al
ready filling up with horse men and De:ters,
bookmakers and tippers.
Representative aulbee, Of Kentucky, who
by the by is half Virginian, having married
a lady from Tazewell county, in that Stale,
left Yesterday on tho steamer J. w. Thomp
sou for the lower part of the Northern Neck
of Virginia, and will make democratic
speeches in Northumberland and West
moreland counties between now and cleo
ton day. Mr.. Taulbee is one of the few
open opponents of the Presidents civil ser
vice policy. He is also revenue tariff man
and opposed to the removal OF the tax on
whiskey.
A well informed Ohio politician here 10
day says that while Ohio is republican
State, tie tide there is evidently against
Mr.. Foraker, the republican candidate for
Governor, on account of his bloody shirtisnl,
his insulting coulse towards the President
of the country, aud his gross ard reckless
misstatemeNis, and that when political
tide sets in its strength is usually under
rather than over estimated.
In the U. S. Supreme Court to day case
was decided to the effect that State can
sue ss an individual before the U. 5. Court
of Clains, and that the payment OF any
award that mag be granted it by that court
shall not be Offset by any previous Claim
the Treasury may have against the State.
Twenty co!ored recruits have been or
dered from here TO the Department of the
Platte for assignment to Troop M, 9th Cav.
airy.
Elk Representative Barbour of Virginia,
will leave here his evening for Richmond,
where called meeting Of the State Demo-
cratic Committee. Of ViTginis, of which be
is chairman, will be held tomorrow.
IL having been observed vt The Poa.ciiice
Depatiu,.nt hat the Pay of hundreds Of
democratic fourth class postDasters was
great deal l,ss .ben tust Of their republican
predece. SORE, an Investigation Wns set
set on foot II mas resulted in tho discovery
that Tie republicans did really no mole
work than the democrats, hut that they
made out their bills for ten or twelve times
as much. The cheating was 30 plain that
the ez postmasters or their sureties have
made good the stealiugs. The amount al
ready recovered exceeds half million dol
lars The policy OF turning tho rascels
out'' has been beneficial in every case in
which it has been adopted
Messrs. Settle Mcfiot and Garnett, the
committee appointed by the Virginia demo
cratic association OF this city to ask the
civil service commission whether or not it
endorsed the recent order Of Mr.. Oberley.
it's chief, will do so this afternoon. Mr.. Ed
gerton has already told one of them that he
does not endorse it, and has implied that Meth
er Mr. Oberley nor Mr.. L?man the other two,
thinks it can be sustained.
Representative Tucker, of Virginia,
who had been invited to make democratic
speech a. Wsrrenton, Virginia, to day, had
to decline it in consequence Of the Chicago
anarchists cases in the u S. Supreme court,
in which he ia, aud will be, engaged all this
week. He will then be engaged until after
the election with the Virginia cases to come
before the same court on the second Mon.
day of next month. 1t was stated in this
correspondence more than month ago that
Mr.. Tucker would not speak during the
present campaign.
In tho U. s. Supreme Court to-day the judg:
ment of the Virginia court in the case OF Baker
& Co., wreckers, VS. the company owning tho
steamer Excelsior, for $4,000, 3l2per cent. upon
100000, was affirmed
The delegates appointed at tho last session of
the Washington Prcsbytery to attend the Synod
at Dover, Delaware, to which the case of Rev. Mr..
Todd, of Manassas, has boen appealed, will leave
here tomorrow, az the Synod meets on Wednes-
day.
NEWS OF THE BAY
There were 155 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
Eight murderers are in Jail awaiting trial